2156 Farm Bureau Circular No. 6 



Canajoharie. Through the efforts of the farm bureau this price has 

 been reduced to $1.50 per ton for the same quality of limestone, f. o. b. 

 Canajoharie. Much information and many suggestions have been given 

 regarding the use of lime. More groimd limestone has been used in this 

 county the past season than ever before. Many farmers are planning 

 to haul carloads of it to their farms this winter for use next spring. Ground 

 limestone guaranteed to pass a 1 4-mesh screen can now be delivered at any 

 station on the West Shore Railroad at a maximum price of $1.85 per 

 ton in carload lots. The results from the use of lime on timothy, clover, 

 alfalfa, and other crops, has been very encouraging. 



Grasshoppers became a pest in a locality in the western part of the 

 county last summer. Inspection of the infested area was made, and 

 the bureau then kept in daily communication with a representative there. 

 When it was evident that the pest was increasing and becoming a serious 

 damage to crops, the State Department of Agriculture in Albany was 

 informed of the danger. The next morning two representatives of the 

 department were sent to assist in exterminating the grasshoppers. One 

 hundred and sixty-eight acres were covered with poison bait paid for 

 by the department, and in three days the grasshoppers were under com- 

 plete control. This is just one instance of how quick action at the right 

 time proved effective. 



A farm bureau exhibit was given at the county agricultural fair. The 

 purpose of the exhibit was to show and explain some of the work accom- 

 plished by the bureau, to give agricultural information, and to arrange 

 for cooperative work with those farmers who desired it. The manager 

 met several thousand persons, and many requests for cooperative work 

 were booked through the efforts of the fann bureau in cooperation with 

 the agricultural fair association. Exhibits from the Departments of 

 Farm Crops and of Plant Pathology at Cornell were secured for the 

 county fair. 



The farm bureau is of the firm opinion that Montgomery County 

 can produce as good stock, seed, and farm products as can be obtained 

 in the market. In order to provide a means for advertising these prod- 

 ucts and also in order to give the members of the farm bureau opportunity 

 of making their wants known, a monthly publication, called The Farmers' 

 Exchange and Labor Bureau, has been established, in which each mem- 

 ber of the farm bureau association has the privilege of advertising free 

 of charge any stock or farm products he may have for sale or of describing 

 anything he may wish to purchase. It is a simple and effective means 

 of bringing buyer and seller together and keeping business at home. 



Through the efforts of the farm bureau, demonstration schools in 

 agriculture and in home economics were held in Fort Plain during the 

 week beginning with December 14. These were the first extension schools 

 ever held in this county. At the close all the students acknowledged 

 they had been well repaid for the tuition fee charged and for their time 

 in attending. All signed a petition requesting a similar school another 

 year. Much credit is due the local correspondent who managed the 

 schools to the satisfaction of both students and instructors. It is doubt- 

 ful if any farm bureau help will be needed to secure extension schools 

 for this neighborhood next year. 



